Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Romanza celebrating David Matthews' 70th birthday

Violinist Madeleine Mitchell will celebrate David Matthews' 70th birthday at a concert at Kings Place on Sunday 24 March with a performance of Matthews' Romanza which was commissioned by Mitchell. Accompanied by pianist Nigel Clayton, Mitchell will give the London premiere of a work which she has performed at the Alwyn Festival in Suffolk and the Sound Festival, Scotland last Autumn.

The twelve minute piece also exists in a version for violin and strings. In London, Mitchell and Clayton will also be performing Elgar's Violin Sonata, Respighi's Violin Sonata and Beethoven's Sonata No. 4, Opus 23. Mitchell will be performing the string version of the piece on 29 June as part of the Proms at St Judes with George Vass conducting Orchestra Nova, at St Jude's Church in Hampstead Garden Suburb.